2 sisters hurt in wreck, 1 fatally

By Beth Warren
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer

A student at a Walton County school was killed Wednesday afternoon when the car in which she was riding collided with a sport-utility vehicle.

The 18-year-old student was a passenger in a Nissan Maxima driven by her 17-year-old sister when the Nissan turned in front of a Ford Bronco, said Vicki Sheddan of the Georgia State Patrol.

The wreck occurred about 3:15 p.m. on U.S. 78 in Walton County.

The names of the Snellville sisters, both students at George Walton Academy in Monroe, have not been released.

The 17-year-old was taken to Atlanta Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening, Sheddan said.

The driver of the Bronco was treated for minor injuries and released. No charges have been filed.

The wreck came less than 24 hours after a DeKalb County teen was killed in another crash.

Matthew Hamilton Molen, 16, lost control of his father's 2001 Jaguar convertible and crashed into a tree about 9:25 p.m. Tuesday on Spalding Drive in north Fulton County.

Staff writer Mike Morris contributed to this article.